Iraq War 2003 | How the Fall of Baghdad Was Reported (2003)

On April 9 2003, as Baghdad fell to coalition forces during the US‑led invasion of Iraq, the city became the focal point of global attention. On that same day, US Marines troops assisted Iraqi civilians in destroying a large statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos Square. The event, which received global media coverage and was witnessed by ITN's Neil Connery and Michael Nicholson, came to symbolise the end of the Saddam regime in Iraq. Weeks later, beneath a banner reading "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED," US President George W Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq. The following years of occupation, insurgency, and civil war would see Bush's speech on the USS Abraham Lincoln remembered in infamy. Presented here is the ITV News at Nine programme from 9 April 2003, showing events as they were reported and understood at the time. #Iraq #IraqWar #SaddamHussein #Saddam #GeorgeBush #Bush #TonyBlair #OperationIraqiFreedom To search the ITN Archive collection on Getty Images, follow the link below: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage... 🎥 Subscribe to our YouTube channel (tap the bell icon and stay up to date with all the latest ITN Archive videos!) -    / @frontlinebyitn   🎥 Follow us on Twitter -   / itnarchive   🎥 Like us on Facebook -   / itnarchiveitnp   🎥 Check out our TikTok -   / itnarchive1955